News & Commentary

The ACLU of Kansas opposes the installation of surveillance cameras in Lawrence or any other municipality in Kansas. Incidents from across the country have demonstrated that surveillance systems, once installed, rarely remain confined to their original purpose, have little impact on public safety.

Kansas adoption and foster agencies could refuse placements that go against their religious beliefs — including placements with gay and lesbian couples — under bills in two legislative committees.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Kansas officials, claiming that the state's Medicaid program denies hepatitis C treatments until patients are severely ill.

The ACLU of Kansas has signed onto an amicus brief filed by the National Women's Law Center on behalf of two former K-State students in a Title IX case against Kansas State University.

A federal judge in Topeka has ruled that Kansas cannot tell contractors what they can and cannot boycott. That would seem obvious to anyone familiar with free speech protections under the First Amendment.

A federal judge has blocked Kansas from enforcing a state law that requires state contractors to promise they will not boycott Israel.

The ACLU of Kansas has filed an amicus brief in the Kansas Court of Appeals in a case involving the issue of open court records.

The fight over whether Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach violated the constitution in his quest to demand proof of citizenship from voters goes to trial, with a ruling Wednesday that could complicate his case, in March.